AS Roma vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2018-19

AS Roma

3 – 1

Full Time

US Sassuolo Calcio

Wed 26 Dec 2018 · 17:00 UTC Stadio Olimpico HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Gian Marco Ferrari

Alessandro Florenzi 27' Y

Overview

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AS Roma vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Olimpico.

AS Roma 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Piero Giacomelli
Referee Alberto Santoro
Referee Davide Ghersini
Referee Damiano Di Iorio
Referee Luigi Pillitteri

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Roma	5	13
2	FC Internazionale Milano	5	13
3	SS Lazio	5	13
4	Cagliari Calcio	5	12
5	AC Milan	5	11
6	Frosinone Calcio	5	10
7	Juventus FC	5	10
8	Como 1907	5	10
9	SSC Napoli	5	7
10	US Sassuolo Calcio	5	7
11	Atalanta BC	5	6
12	US Lecce	5	6
13	Udinese Calcio	5	4
14	Torino FC	5	4
15	Parma Calcio 1913	5	4
16	AC Monza	5	4
17	ACF Fiorentina	5	4
18	Bologna FC 1909	5	2
19	Genoa CFC	5	1
20	Venezia FC	5	0

Head-to-Head

AS Roma 14 games · Avg 3.1 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-26 AS Roma 3–1 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

AS Roma

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	3–1	W
22 Dec	Juventus FC	A	0–1	L
16 Dec	Genoa CFC	H	3–2	W
12 Dec	FC Viktoria Plzen	A	1–2	L
08 Dec	Cagliari Calcio	A	2–2	D
02 Dec	FC Internazionale Milano	H	2–2	D

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	AS Roma	A	1–3	L
22 Dec	Torino FC	H	1–1	D
16 Dec	Frosinone Calcio	A	2–0	W
09 Dec	ACF Fiorentina	H	3–3	D
02 Dec	Udinese Calcio	H	0–0	D
25 Nov	Parma Calcio 1913	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

AS Roma		US Sassuolo Calcio
#1	Position	#10
13	Points	7
5	Played	5
4 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 2
14	Scored	9
3	Conceded	9
+11	GD	+0
2.60	PPG	1.40
80%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season

0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season

AS Roma are 1st (13 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Roma

0-15

2/–

16-30

3/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

US Sassuolo Calcio

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Roma

Donyell Malen	6 G
Matias Soule	2 G	1 A
Manu Kone	2 G
Niccolo Pisilli	2 G
Mario Hermoso	1 G

US Sassuolo Calcio

Vasilije Adzic	3 G	1 A
Domenico Berardi	1 G
Cas Odenthal	1 G
Cristian Volpato	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Stadio Olimpico. AS Roma are looking to make home advantage count against US Sassuolo Calcio.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Roma needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
8' Magnificent from Diego Perotti! That is 11 goals in 529 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
8' Gianmarco Ferrari has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 8.
13' AS Roma seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pol Mikel Lirola made 386 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Patrik Schick makes it 2-0.
27' Alessandro Florenzi was booked on 27.
32' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Roma is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Roma and US Sassuolo Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Mauricio Lemos is replaced by Pol Mikel Lirola.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
56' Francesco Magnanelli is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Roma so far.
58' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Filip Duricic is replaced by Federico Di Francesco.
59' GOAL! Nicolo Zaniolo fires home to make it 3-0!
63' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 63 minute. Enrico Brignola leaves to be changed by Manuel Locatelli.
64' The AS Roma bench stirs into life. Nicolo Zaniolo is withdrawn and Javier Pastore gets his opportunity.
68' Another change for AS Roma made on 68 minute. Diego Perotti leaves to be changed by Justin Kluivert.
73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
76' Another change for AS Roma made on 76 minute. Patrik Schick leaves to be changed by Edin Dzeko.
81' AS Roma are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined US Sassuolo Calcio backline.
86' Italy international Federico Di Francesco has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
90' Khouma Babacar doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
It finishes all square. AS Roma and US Sassuolo Calcio share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eusebio Di Francesco

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

47
Andrea Consigli
39
Christian Dell'Orco
5
Mauricio Lemos ↓ Pol Mikel Lirola 46'
4
Francesco Magnanelli C
25
Domenico Berardi
30
Khouma Babacar
31
Gian Marco Ferrari
9
Filip Duricic ↓ Federico Di Francesco 58'
99
Enrico Brignola ↓ Manuel Locatelli 63'
2
Marlon
68
Mehdi Bourabia

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Paulo Dybala	3
Bryan Cristante	3
Domenico Berardi	3
Filip Duricic	3
Francesco Caputo	2
Armand Lauriente	2
Lorenzo Pellegrini	2
Hamed Traore	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.33 AS Roma xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.02 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + AS Roma to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AS Roma72% Draw16% US Sassuolo Calcio12%

Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 4.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw

88%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

28%

AS Roma or US Sassuolo Calcio

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AS Roma61% Draw29% US Sassuolo Calcio10%

Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

7.3%

4 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

6.5%

1 – 1

5.1%

5 – 1

4.4%

1 – 0

4.4%

5 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

2 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap	AS Roma covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	43%	—	57%
-2	43%	20%	38%
-1.5	62%	—	38%
-1	62%	17%	20%
-0.5	80%	—	20%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

AS Roma vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AS Roma Form

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Clean Sheet